[meteorite-list] I: Re: Writing on Gebel Kamil iron

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:44:37 -0400
Message-ID: <AANLkTinTsAiOYC96DeYh51QBDG7x3DnBuaLv+DwuW0iF_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Giancarlo and List,

What an interesting and unfortunate development. Most meteorite
collectors and dealers were unaware of the situation at Kamil crater.

For those on the List who cannot read Italian, here is a Google
translated version of the forum discussion -

http://tinyurl.com/29qqopq

Does this mean that specimens of Kamil in private hands are illegal?
(i.e. Berduc)

Best regards,

MikeG

PS - If these are illegal, then for once, I am glad I didn't receive
any of this iron and don't have any.


On 8/1/10, pyram at libero.it <pyram at libero.it> wrote:
> Sorry, I forgot: the forum is essentially in Italian.
>
> Giancarlo
>
>
>
>>----Messaggio originale----
>>Da: pyram at libero.it
>>Data: 01/08/2010 9.24
>>A: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.
> com>
>>Ogg: Re: [meteorite-list] Writing on Gebel Kamil iron
>>
>>Sorry, but I cannot help you.
>>
>>All the meteorites now on the market are illegally collected and sold
> because
>>evidently some persons a little time after our expedition give the position
>>
> of
>>the crater and of the meteorites.
>>
>>In fact after our February 2010 mission all the area was declared from the
>>military autorities off limits and no permission are released to anybody.
>>
>>But clearly some persons went illegally in the area without any permission
> and
>>they collected many meteorite samples to put its in the market, and
> evidently
>>numbered some samples.
>>
>>The true history about what happened is online in the forum of my website:
>>
>>http://www.zerzuraclub.org/index.php?
>>option=com_fireboard&func=view&id=923&catid=4&Itemid=74#923
>>
>>Giancarlo Negro
>>
>>
>>
>>>Aloha,
>>
>>A good friend who acquired a Gebel Kamil iron from me recently noticed some
>>
>>writing on it that is visible only in certain viewing angles and lighting.
>>
>>It
>>appears to say SE A8 or SE 48. Does anyone on the list have any knowledge
>>of
>>this writing or what it could mean?
>>
>>http://astroday.net/Images/gebel.jpg
>>
>>Gary Fujihara
>>Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693)
>>105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
>>http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/
>>http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html
>>(808) 640-9161<
>>
>>
>
>
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Received on Sun 01 Aug 2010 10:44:37 AM PDT